Model Tests for IAS-Prelims History Test Part - 2

1. From the third century AD when the Hun invasion ended the Roman Empire, the Indian merchants relied more and more on the African trade West-European trade South-East Asian trade Middle-Eastern trade

2. The paintings of Abanindranath Tagore are classified as realistic socialistic revivalistic impressionistic

3. The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was Amir Khusru Mirza Ghalib Bahadur Shah Zafar Faiz

4. Consider the following statements: 1. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835. 2. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programmes. 3. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women's education. 4. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among refugees. Which of these statements are correct? 1 and 2 2 and 3 2 and 4 3 and 4

5. Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines? Haider Ali Mir Qasim Shah Alam II Tipu Sultan

6. Which one of the following is NOT a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935? Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces A bicameral legislature Provincial autonomy An All-India Federation

7. Which one of the following animals was NOT represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture? Cow Elephant Rhinoceros Tiger

8. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir? Parsva Nagarjuna Sudraka Vasumitra

9. Which one of the following ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period? Tamralipti Broach Kalyan Cambray

10. The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of Aurobindo Ghosh Bal Gangadhar Tilak Lala Lajpat Rai Mahatma Gandhi